A "SoCal Chic" Bridal Shower

I had the great pleasure of co-hosting a bridal shower for my oldest friend this past weekend.  I met Jennifer just before we started kindergarden.  She is one of those people in my life I depend upon most.  It was so much fun to plan this shower!  We decided to go super simple and elegant with it.  So, here are the deets:

Colors: yellow, grey and hints of green

The tablescape:

Flowers: The centerpieces are made from flowers I picked up at the Downtown Flower Mart in Los Angeles, and my uber talented Mother arranged them.  The flowers were: white hydrangeas, yellow lilies, white and yellow roses and mint.  Yes, mint; I love using it in floral arrangements!  It smells so good and adds a nice unique touch.

Place-mats: I used yellow and grey scrap-booking paper for place-mats and if you can tell, I stamped "love" in green ink in the bottom right corner.

Favors: Jennifer's Mom found those adorable yellow pots and planted sweet basil and succulents in them. 

Guest list: 32 of her closest friends and family.

Itinerary: A lovely luncheon and unwrapping gifts of course : )  I also had a manzanita branch tree with blank tags that we had the guests write advice and well wishes on.  

Drink menu: Bellini's (champagne with peach puree, pictured below), iced tea, mint lemonade, and white wine.

Food menu: 

Deviled eggs, my secret recipe for marinated tri-tip (yes, sometimes I cook meat…) served with horseradish, rolls, zucchini goat cheese roll-ups, grilled eggplant caprese on a stick, orzo pasta salad, rainbow salad and fruit salad served with creme fraiche.

Dessert menu:

Lemon cake with cream cheese frosting (above picture), chocolate "dirt" pots, sugar cookies with coconut frosting, brownies (made by my fabulous sister in-law!), cheesecake bars and fruit.

Me and Jennifer:

So fun!  Check back the next few days as I add more recipes : )

For more shower ideas, check out this link: Bridal Showers or Baby Showers

xoxo,

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